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MembersDespite What the Media Wants You to Believe, Social Media Platforms Don’t Have a “Hate Speech” Problem
? The data on the supposed hate speech epidemic that’s plaguing social media platforms shows that very few social media users actually come across hate speech.
MembersThe Mastercard and Visa Duopoly Is Fast Becoming the Biggest Threat to Alternative Tech
? Payment processors are trying to crush up-and-coming platforms just as they’re getting started.
MembersCreators Will Have to Move Away From the Ad-Supported Business Model to Avoid Censorship
? Big Tech’s sweeping censorship and use of its power is exposing the many perils of monetizing through ads.
MembersWhat US Law Says About Being Fired for What You Post Online
? Legal protections exist but determining whether they apply can be complicated.
MembersMany Apps on Your Phone Have Pivoted to Selling Your Location Data to Coronavirus Researchers and Others
? And the companies aren’t always disclosing it.
MembersHow the Term “Misinformation” Has Been Weaponized as an Online Censorship Tool Amid the Coronavirus Pandemic
As the mainstream media increased its use of this term, Big Tech companies expanded their aggressive “coronavirus misinformation” policies.
MembersCancel Culture and Censorship Thrive in a World Where You Stream or License Everything and Own Nothing
? When you don’t own content, companies can delete, censor, edit, label and manipulate content based on changing sentiments.
MembersBrazil’s New “Fake News” Law Is a Threat to Privacy and Free Speech – And It Could Signal What’s Coming for the US and Europe
? Governments are increasingly looking to cut privacy to tackle “fake news”.
MembersHow the Term “Hate Speech” Has Become a Mainline Internet Censorship Tool
? The term was barely used before 1987 but is now used by governments and Big Tech platforms to dictate what people are allowed to say online.
MembersANALYSIS: The “Platforms vs Publishers” Myth, Donald Trump, and Section 230
?Separating fact from fiction.
MembersNot Enough People Are Talking About Stalkerware
? It’s not just surveillance from Big Tech you have to worry about.